1983 United Kingdom general election
election for members of the British House of Commons
A general election was held on 9 June 1983 to elect all 650 members to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party won by the largest majority since Labour in the 1945 general election. It meant that Margaret Thatcher stayed as Prime Minister.[1]
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All 650 seats in the House of Commons 326 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 72.7%, ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Colours show the winning party—as shown in § Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Composition of the House of Commons after the election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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change- ↑ 1983: Thatcher triumphs again, BBC News, 5 April 2005, retrieved 22 March 2015